John McCain 2,343 Votes; Ron Paul, 15.

June Kronholz reports from St. Paul, Minn., on the Republican convention.

Ron Paul supporters had claimed to have 78 delegates pledged to the Texas congressman and another 200 silent supporters among the Republican convention’s 2,380 delegates. But in the end, Paul got just 15 votes in the late-night rollcall that settled Arizona Sen. John McCain’s nomination Wednesday.

Paul got five votes from Alaska, home of McCain’s pick for vice president, Gov. Sarah Palin. Oregon and Washington each gave Paul four votes, and West Virginia gave him two votes.

Paul didn’t get any votes from Nevada. Party leaders there shut down the state convention last month when it appeared that Paul supporters might get a majority of the delegate votes. They then appointed McCain delegates during a conference call among themselves.

The Texan’s supporters staged a credentials challenge in St. Paul, and the national party eventually awarded Paul four delegates.

None of them came through for him on Wednesday, though. Delegation members said the Paul delegates acted “gracefully” in agreeing to a unanimous vote. No word yet from the Paul campaign.

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